Hurricane Katia brings gales and floods to Northern Ireland

Hurricane Katia spins over the Atlantic Ocean en route to the UK and IrelandNASA

Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK are bracing themselves for severe gales and flooding as Hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Winds of up to 70 miles an hour are expected to hit Northern Ireland, north Wales and northern England by Monday.

MeteoGroup UK were not prepared to make predictions about how the hurricane might affect the weather in the rest of Ireland and England.